In the grand central hall, the desks were covered with delicacies. Lin Xun's return was welcomed with grand hospitality by the other seven deputy pavilion masters.

During the banquet, Xuan Feiling's group asked every question they had about the battle that happened in the Sixth Heaven Domain. Lin Xun left out no details and answered them all.

For a while, exclamations and astonished sighs resounded on end. The more they learned about the details, the more their old hearts trembled, and the more they realized how heaven-defying Lin Xun's combat prowess was.

Especially, when it got to the part where Lin Xun had destroyed Taihao Hanwei's Will Dharma Form using solely his own strength, the crowd of old monsters froze and stared at each other with wide-opened eyes.

After taking a good while to recover from this shock, they looked at Lin Xun strangely, and only when the latter started to feel fidgety did they hurriedly change the topic.

“Seniors, I intend to head to the Eighth Heaven Domain next,” Lin Xun announced.

The single sentence plunged the lively atmosphere into silence.

Xuan Feiling said with a serious expression, “I actually expected this. But this time, I can't just indulge you. I know that the Ten Immortal Giants have been heavily wounded, and they are in a situation so precarious that we can easily deal them a fatal blow. But if you really just go like that, I fear what awaits you will only be something disastrous.”

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes. “Can you elaborate?”

Fang Daoping calmly explained, “Behind each Immortal Giant stands an Eternal Divine Clan. For instance, behind the Wang Clan is the Divine Cang Clan, and behind the Zu Clan is the Divine Yuan Clan...

“This time, the Ten Immortal Giants suffered such a crushing defeat that has shaken their very foundation. How could they not predict the likely possibility of you pushing on and killing your way into the Eighth Heaven Domain?

“There's no doubting it, the Ten Immortal Giants must have already made the attempt to seek help from those Eternal Divine Clans in the Ninth Heaven Domain!”

Dugu Yong agreed, “Since the beginning of time, only the Eighth Heaven Domain has a path to the Ninth Heaven Domain. If the latter is the lair of those Eternal Divine Clans, then the former is the gate of this lair and the Ten Immortal Giants are the guard dogs.

“It’s not a big deal if you beat the dogs, but if you kill them, who will guard the gate for them from there on? That's why it's very likely the forces of the Divine Clans will be waiting to strike at you once you get to the Eighth Heaven Domain. That's the real danger here.”

Just as Dugu Yong finished speaking, Xuan Feiling continued, “It is true that those Eternal Divine Clans are preparing for the incoming epochal calamity and thus have little time for anything else. However, once a situation arises that can threaten their well-being, how could they possibly stand by and do nothing?”

Yu Xing added, “What's more, the Shaman Sect and the Zen Sect have been keeping their troops still, making them the most worrying threat. This also demands caution.”

Seeing that Yuan Wutian, Tong Chaoyun, and Zhang Qianxi were about to add their pieces too, Lin Xun hurriedly waved his hands and smiled wryly. “Seniors, I've got it.”

“Then, are you still going to the Eighth Heaven Domain?” asked Xuan Feiling.

The other old monsters also stared at Lin Xun. It looked like as long as he dared to say yes, they would continue to dissuade him until the cows came home.

Lin Xun said helplessly, “I'll listen to you.”

The crowd burst out laughing. In fact, after listening to their analysis, Lin Xun had also realized it was not possible to take this opportunity and uproot the Ten Immortal Giants this time.

The reason was the existence of two greater threats. One was the power of the Shaman Sect and the Zen Sect. The other was the Eternal Divine Clans in the Ninth Heaven Domain. Once he traveled to the Eighth Heaven Domain, these two threats would surely exploit the opening!

“There are only about twenty years left before Pavilion Master You Beihai certifies eternity. During this period of time, you should stay in the Origin Sect and focus on your cultivation,” Dugu Yong proposed.

Lin Xun nodded, then asked, “Seniors, when the epochal calamity descends, how should our sect go about resolving it?”

At this question, Xuan Feiling and the rest fell silent.

Only after a long time did Xuan Feiling whisper, “We’ll discuss it after Pavilion Master You Beihai has certified his Eternal dao.”

For the Origin Sect, You Beihai’s Eternal tribulation would be the most important matter until it was done. When that time arrived, the Divine Rank law power of the sect would be affected by the tribulation power, thus leaving the entire Origin World without shelter.

If the forces of the Shaman Sect and the Zen Sect marched to their door during such a circumstance, a war of unpredictable scale was destined to break out.

Since it was decided for now, Lin Xun asked no more.

......

After the banquet ended, Lin Xun headed straight to the Ninth Peak. Seeing him, Mo Lanshan clasped his fist with booming laughter, “Ninth Peak Master Mo Lanshan greets Deputy Pavilion Master Lin!”

Lin Xun smiled wryly. “Senior, it's just us. Why do we still need to stick to these formalities?”

After that purging operation within the sect, former Ninth Peak Master Qin Wuwu had been promoted to Origin Emptiness Pavilion elder. The peak master position left by him had been taken over by Mo Lanshan.

Mo Lanshan smilingly said, “If you don't want to be bound by etiquettes, why are you still calling me senior? Just call me Old Mo from now on.”

Lin Xun readily agreed.

Mo Lanshan welcomed Lin Xun into the hall and personally brewed some tea for him before asking, “I thought you were in seclusion? Why the sudden visit? Is there something you need my help with?”

Lin Xun got to the point, “I have taken in a disciple who is only six years old and has never practiced cultivation. For the next period of time, I may have to continue my seclusion and will have no time to teach her, so I came here hoping she could start under the Ninth Peak.”

Mo Lanshan was surprised. “When did you go out and get a disciple?”

“A few days ago.” Lin Xun said.

He glossed it over as Xuan Feiling’s group had decided to put a lid on his battle with the Ten Clans Alliance and taken measures accordingly. They didn't want the entire Origin Sect to know about it.

Mo Lanshan didn't pry. He smiled. “No worry, just leave her to me.”

With a wave of Lin Xun's sleeve, Tang Jiang appeared. The little girl curiously surveyed her surroundings and asked, “Master, where is this?”

Lin Xun introduced with a smile, “Your future home. This is Peak Master Mo. From today, you will first learn to cultivate from him.”

Tang Jiang said anxiously, “Master, don't you want me?”

Mo Lanshan chortled. “Your master is going to be in seclusion for a period of time, when he comes out of seclusion, you'll be able to return to cultivate by his side.”

Tang Jiang was still uneasy. She kept staring at Lin Xun.

Lin Xun cracked a reassuring smile as he rubbed her little head. “Peak Master Mo is right. Your master does need to go into seclusion for a while.”

Tang Jiang then sighed like she was relieved and said crisply, “I'll listen to you, Master!”

Lin Xun and Mo Lanshan exchanged a look and both laughed.

From this day on, Tang Jiang stayed at the Ninth Peak and learned to cultivate. Being six years old, she was warmly welcomed by all the disciples. When it was learned that she was Lin Xun's final disciple, even some of the core disciples were envious.

......

After returning to his abode, Lin Xun sat down cross-legged.

“There are only about twenty years until Pavilion Master You Beihai certifies eternity, and my cultivation is still quite a distance away from the perfection of this stage...”

He gradually fell into thought. Since he had decided to give up on going to the Eighth Heaven Domain, all of his focus was steered toward cultivation.

There was no shortcut to reach the perfect stage from the advanced stage of Transcendence. Take the number one Immortal Giant Wang Clan for example, they had over a hundred Transcendence experts, but only nine of them had actually reached the perfection stage in countless years. From this, one could see how difficult it was to reach this level.

However, Lin Xun wasn't worried. He had no shortage of cultivation resources, only time. If he devotedly cultivated for about twenty years, he should be able to achieve this.

“There's also the Nirvana law, which is only about sixty percent refined.”

Lin Xun recalled the scene in the Sixth Heaven Domain where he had fought those relics of the Ten Clans Alliance.

It could be said that his Immortal law, which had fused with sixty percent of the Nirvana law power, had played a crucial role in that battle. This was also the key why he was able to display supreme invincible might.

Even Taihao Hanwei's Immeasurable Moon Intent, which contained the power of a law, had been dissolved by his Immortal law. It wasn't hard to imagine how terrifying the power of the Nirvana law was.

To a certain extent, the Immortal law in his control could now shake the principles of heaven and earth! Furthermore, this was only sixty percent of the Nirvana law power at play. If all of it was fused, his law would unquestionably be even more incredible.

However, Lin Xun also understood that even if he poured all his energy and time into refining the Nirvana law in the following years, he still wouldn't be able to completely absorb it.

Firstly, there wasn't enough time. Secondly, refining the Nirvana law was truly too challenging a process. He had been in seclusion for forty-five years previously, but had only managed to refine sixty percent of it.

Lin Xun wasn't in a hurry, though. As far as he was concerned, achieving this before his Eternal certification was adequate.

There's also my innate abilities. The Blade of Time and the Seal of Temporal Restriction need their potential further explored...

Lin Xun quickly got to pondering on his innate talent. He had thoroughly tapped into all the wonders the Gate of Exile had to offer. On the other hand, he had not completely mastered the Blade of Time and the Seal of Temporal Restriction.

This was especially true with the Blade of Time, which he had inherited from the Omega Lord. As of now, Lin Xun had barely used it in battle. However, this divine ability also belonged to the third stage of his innate talent, so if utilized properly, it was destined to be very powerful.

As for the Seal of Temporal Restriction, not much was needed to be said. Its defensive power was definitely at the top of the world. However, Lin Xun found its coverage to be quite limited as it had only reached thousand feet of space.

In the far past when the Eternal Night Divine Emperor had used the Seal of Temporal Restriction, it had covered the entire Flowing Light Forbidden Realm and couldn't be budged even by Eternal characters!

That was the true power of the Seal of Temporal Restriction!